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G'day STriders,


After the Ballarat AGM that Wyvern missed out on because of a fuelish mishap, his fuel pipe has been replaced and he's firing on all four pots now and roaring with health with clean K&N air filter and silky clear synthetic oil. BTW I had to tell Wyvern that on the way back from Ballarat I spotted an impressive looking "Dragon Garden" in Bendigo. Combined with Kryal Castle in Ballarat Wyvern has begged me to take him there one day with Mother Terese.


Anyway, back on topic, Wyvern's vision has been improved with a new ram mount mirror:
http://shop.adventuremoto.com.au/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/1238/s/doubletake-mirror/category/159/
Together with a long mounting bracket the cost was about $75 including shipping (I think). It's high quality and because it's high and wide, sees past any wide luggage you may have.









Next, there's a ram mount cup holder that is easy to access. I found a drink bottle in Big-W that works on the suction method ala Camelback. This was about $60 all up.



Yes, it is cluttered, but the controls and instruments are accessible and it works - I can't work out a better way to arrange it anyway.


Next, there is now a waterproof powerlet installed in the right glove compartment with parts from Jaycar. Bought a soldering kit and thermal tape to protect the wiring from engine heat. I direct wired to battery with an inline 10 amp fuse.



Also bought adapters for multiple use.




The cost of this setup was about $70 (not including soldering set).
Finally, here's a simple way to make theft of your ram mount gear a lot harder - add a nut to the bolt's thread and tighten to the required torque. Can't steal this without a spanner.

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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2014, 01:36:35 PM »
WOW! nice job... I'm sure Wyvern loved all the attention and has since apologised for his recent behaviour
 

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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2014, 09:06:30 PM »
Thanks for taking time off from talking to your ST to tell us about your farkles.
Looks like you've got a great setup for getting serious about leaving home (with Mother Terese, of course).
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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2014, 09:32:34 PM »
Good one Bill, but I was expecting you to show me a picture of your lockable ram mounts which I'm pretty sure you mentioned a while ago.
That was you wasn't it or am I actually going gaga.  :crazy  (Which is a worry coz they're my initials)  :eek

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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 09:36:32 AM »
Don't forget to add Wyvern's list of farkles to the Farkle List thread.
http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=4592.0
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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2014, 07:17:15 PM »
You can never have too many mirrors..........

Well maybe

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Re: Wyvern the Dragon 1300 can now see, refresh and re-charge easier
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2014, 07:35:37 PM »
You can never have too many mirrors..........

Well maybe


You can never have too many mirrors..........

Well maybe





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